Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.   

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.   

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  On February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On February - 05 birth of giuseppi Vignola, composer   

1703  On this day in history birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)   

1711  Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1723  John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in history.   

1725  James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.   

1732  On February - 05 birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer   

1744  On this day in history birth of john Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist   

1748  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven was born on this day in history.   

1753  On February - 05 birth of coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot   

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on February - 05.   

1775  On this day in history birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)   

1778  Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 05.   

1784  On February - 05 birth of nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818)   

1788  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.   

1788  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on February - 05.   

1795  Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) was born on February - 05.   

1799  On this day in history birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

1804  On February - 05 birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

1808  On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)   

1810  Ole Bull, composer was born on this day in history.   

1810  Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880) was born on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history birth of john Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag)   

1837  On February - 05 birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)   

1840  On February - 05 birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)   

1840  John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire) was born on February - 05.   

1848  On this day in history birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)   

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0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on February - 05.   

1520  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1658  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.